Cost of living comparison
Apia is 0.8% cheaper than San Juan.
If you lived in Apia instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.25
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.46
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
San Juan
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.00
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$838.00
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$280.41
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
?? |
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
?? | |
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.00
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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